Sterling offers 7 japanese toilets toilets models in the lineup we track. This page is the Sterling-specific cut of the broader Japanese-Style Toilets & Washlets toilets category — same product class, narrowed to the Sterling catalog only.
Sterling is a Kohler Company subsidiary brand (acquired by Kohler in 1984), positioned as the volume tract-builder and value-residential plumbing line. Manufactured in Wisconsin alongside Kohler products but engineered to a different price point — Sterling toilets, faucets, and showers are stocked at Home Depot and Lowes as the "Kohler-quality without the Kohler price" alternative. The toilet line includes the Stinson, Karsten, and Riverton series — primarily two-piece elongated 1.28 GPF models for new-construction spec houses.
For the complete Sterling lineup across all sub-types and capacities, see the Sterling Toilets hub.
If you're cross-shopping japanese toilets toilets beyond Sterling, the following brands also ship in this category:
If you've stayed in a Tokyo hotel, you know exactly what brought you to this page: a TOTO Washlet. The most famous of the "Japanese toilet" category, but not the only one. Here's how the category breaks down and what you can actually buy in the US.
In Japan, virtually every modern toilet is a "smart toilet" by US definitions — heated seat, integrated washlet (bidet), often auto-flush and auto-lid. The feature set is so universal that there's no Japanese term for "smart toilet"; it's just a toilet. When a US shopper searches "japanese toilet," they almost always mean one of three things:
For the complete japanese toilets buyer's guide (all brands, full comparison framework), see the Japanese-Style Toilets & Washlets category hub.
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